Hi all,
What a lovely group of hands on musicians you are!
Great site!
I have some electronics experience re-wiring my guitar and some circuit stuff so I'm ready for this crazy pedal building thing.
First up a boost pedal to drive into my RAT which is set to only very mild gain. I want the boost to kick it into a louder dirtier sound but not over the top sonic mayhem!
So I need some advice on what all the popular ones do tonaly and dynamicly and what knobs they have etc..
What I'm basically asking is:
If you have built one (or more!), please describe it for me.
I can find many schematics but not so many descriptions.
Appreciation in advance for anyone that can help this eager newbie.
Cheers!!!
hi melanie!
firstly welcome to the board, and i hope you get as much out of it as the rest of us do. i also think you're the first female member ever! ( dont hold me to that - i could be and probably am wrong)
anywho - as for a boost pedal like that, i think the best place to start is the booster pedal in the beginners section. it has a full walkthrough of the build and heaps of people have built and discussed there problems and solutions there too.
i wish you luck on your build, and hope you have a great time.
trent
Jack Orman's boosters are great, and so is the rangemaster.
Jack have descriptions on his site and the do sound good. for the rangemaster, R.G has a geart PDF file on it.
Jack's site:
http://www.muzique.com/
R.G's Site:
http://www.geofex.com/
If you want more booster schematics, E-mail me :)
have fun building :)
Hey, welcome.
Boosters are relatively simple, but the idea behind them is the basics of many distortions. If you're looking for some fendery magic, go to //www.runoffgroove.com and look for the fetzer valve. It's a little more tricky, since it uses a FET (Field Effect Transistor) instead of a 'normal' BJT. But it does add that tubey sound, so that might be nice.
As Trent said the booster in the beginner's forum is also a great place to start - it got me going about a year ago! I don't use it anymore though, since I needed a little more power in my boosting and built something a little more beefy.
Jack orman's Boost is also great, I think there's also a couple more at //www.generalguitargadgets.com, so take a look around and see what you can find! There's plenty of people here to help so if you get stuck don't hesitate to ask questions.
If you add a volume control to your booster, you could set that to jerk your RAT into sonic mayhem OR a little more distortion, whatever suits you at the time. Beware though, pushing a booster into a pedal like the Boss MetalZone wil create noise, and lots of it, so be careful with that unless you have a good noisegate ;)
Happy building! :D
Welcome to the forum, Melanie. There was another girl here called Kate, she has lots of schematics, but she disappeared from here. You can try the LPB booster. I use it to give more distortion to my Whisker Biscuit. The Rangemaster is another cool booster to try too. One thing that you can try is build Jack Orman's Muffmaster, but using a 2N7000 as the transistor. You will get a great and loud clean booster, that can add more distortion to your RAT and get louder sound if you use it between your guitar and your RAT. You need to use a LED between the Gate and the Source to protect the 2N7000.
Yeah, I fry MOSFETs all the time because I forget that LED :P :mrgreen:
Every Booster I've tried, performs it's intended function, hence the statement "they're all good"
First order of business would probably to get something working...something well documented, every possible bug attended to...like the Beginners section NPN Boost...an excellent booster.
As much as we like our projects to fire right up, it's the ones that Don't work, and require diagnoses to rectify from which we learn the most valuable lessons about how they work and don't work.
Higher parts count doesn't necessarily mean 'better', for a first try, simple should be the format...this means easy to get low parts count, Probably not Ge...[wh/if you make your Ge booster and have found your 'dinosaur egg' transistor for it...please use a cheep PNP like 3906 to test the circuit...better than letting the smoke out of your hard to find Ge].
I think Pete's right, try something simple to get started. Do you have a breadboard? It's the best way to evaluate circuits (and try out mods to the ones you do like).
Oh yeah, absolutely! I have a breadboard and it's worth every cent I paid for it. It cost 30 euros but man am I glad i have it! :D
I agree with what Pete said, which is why I recommend the Micro Amp.
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/v2/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=120&op=page&SubMenu=
First, it's an excellent booster, adds presence and sparkle to your tone without coloring it. It will also drive your amp into overdrive if you want it. The Micro amp and the booster in the beginner's section are all around boosters, they will always have a use in your setup. Whether it's for kicking in some extra dirt, or a volume boost for solo's. The Rangemaster is a treble booster that works best in an already overdriven tube amp. A true classic that sounds good, but has some limited application.
I recommend that specific project also because it's an easy build, paint by numbers if you will. The wiring, where most beginner's make mistakes, is completely laid out for you. You can also print out the layout so you have it right next to you as you work. No biasing transistors or matching of components is needed. Buy the right parts, solder them in correctly, and you'll have a pedal. You can order the pcb board right from that site, order the switch right here from Aron, and the rest of the components from Small Bear, where you will be shopping alot if you build more pedals.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/
GGG's pcb board will fit easily into a Hammond 1590b sized box (MXR size). Putting it all together in a box is work enough without building a complicated circuit on top of it.
Where I differ on my opinion from most, is that a perfboard layout can be harder for a beginner. It's often said that the beginner learns how the ckt works by using perf. I think it's partly true, but not for beginner's. When it's your first pedal, you're not marveling at how the ckt works, you're sweating bullets and praying it works! A well laid out project also makes it easy for others to help you if you have trouble.
It's a nice confidence booster when your first project goes well. You don't want to take on too much or overwhelm yourself. Don't build anything that needs tweaking, biasing, or extra adjustments for your first project.
Take a look at the Micro Amp link, and see if it looks like you could follow it. Between the GGG layout, and this forum's help, it'll be an easy project.
Welcome and enjoy! :D
HOLY CRAP ITS A GIRL!!!!
"huh? Whats a girl?"
THAT OVER THERE!!!!!
check out www.generalguitargadgets.com
they're pretty beginner-oriented.
Welcome Melanie! Check out my RangeMaster project page. I think that the RangeMaster is a good booster. It will boost the treble range very well and will even overdrive some tube amps...usually British amps like Marshalls and Vox. It won't overdrive Fender tube amps (like my '94 Twin), but it will make them even more trebly.
My RangeMaster page also includes a modified version of the circuit that I call the RangeBlaster. The RangeBlaster is converted to negative ground and uses a NPN Germanium transistor so that it will play nicely with modern pedals and their well regulated power supplies (Boss, Ibanez, etc.). It also has a temperature stabilizing diode for the Germanium transistor and a reverse polarity protection diode just in case... If NPN Germanium transistors can't be located, all these mods can also be easily applied to the PNP circuit.
http://fuzzcentral.tripod.com/rangemaster.html
Phillip
check out the Fetzer Valve at :
http://www.runoffgroove.com/fetzervalve.html
It's a really useful all around pedal and about as simple as they come. I just tried mine into my Rat, and it worked great for kicking it up a notch. It's great by itself into a tube amp set on the edge of breakup. The AMZ Mosfet boost is another great utility pedal. The Fetzer adds a bit of treble/brightness, while the AMZ MosFet is more neutral, with very little coloring. They are both really elegantly simple and great to have around, so build both!
Kerry M
PS. The Fetzer schematic at runoffgroove omits a noise filtering capacitor on the power supply that you need if you plan on using a 9v adaptor. If you decide to build it, just ask here or search the archives for the info.
Welcome to the forums Melanie. :D
As Pete said they're all good devices. One of the largest differentiators between the variety of booster circuits is the input impedance.
The lower the input impedance, the more highs are trimmed from the signal. Some circuits keep the impedance at a moderate level while some try to raise the impedance as high as they can. The higher the impedance, the more thermal noise the circuit will pick up from the resistors that set the bias of the first transistor. There is a good tradeoff point between high impedance and a good noise level, for me with the parts I use I would say that tradeoff is in the 2.2-4.7 meg area for the input.
Some circuits have a moderate input impedance which limits the highs, but a smaller input cap to limit the lows. The big difference between a treble booster and a generic booster is the size of that input cap.
Most boosts are fairly small circuits and you can't ever have too many of them. If you want some dirt on top of your signal, using multiple devices gives you lots of flexibility in tone shaping. If you have a BTJ boost (like Aron's beginner's project), a MOSFET boost (see Jack Orman's (http://www.muzique.com/) and Joe Davisson's (http://www.analogalchemy.com/pedals/pmosbooster.html) sites), and a JFET boost (like the R.O.G. (http://www.runoffgroove.com) Fetzer valve mentioned above), you can get lots of variety. Just change the gain level and circuit order. 8)
Wow, thanks for all the replys and warm welcomes.
A lot of info there for me to research.
I have a good friend who is a wizz with circuits who has encouraged me so I'm not put of by mildly complex schematics.
I guess I'm after something which will boost volume as well as a bit of treble/high mids. I would want to be able to adjust these levels but probably only once to set it right, so internal trim pots would do it.
I dont want to loose any low end though and am cautious about exessive noise as Peter warned of (my jazzmaster is noisy enough!).
Does the micro amp boost hi's?
The Rangemaster sounds good but I will be using a generic 9v adaptor, which phillip mentioned was an issue?
The Fetzer Valve sounds great, does it distort itself or just boost?
This forum rocks, thanks again.
I've also been reading up on tremolo's and will be buying parts for the EA trem this week. Wish me luck!
Wow, before I wonder if there's a lady in this forum. Not anymore 8) .
Welcome aboard, Melanie. :D Nice to know there's a rose among the thorns :mrgreen: We're nice thorns anyway :mrgreen:
Feel comfy as you wander through this addicting hobby. This is one of the nicest forum out there.
Oh well, everything booster has been said quite well. Just want to welcome you. Good luck for your projects. Feel free to ask anything but always remember to see FAQ first. You questions might have been answered there.
Melanie ... check your pm's :)
I;lkuj
welcome melanie. i second the lpb1 as i have used it for years with great sucess. i enjoy putting in a darlington in there instead of the stanadard npn. works great. for me. personaly i like to also put a 1mfd cap for input and output helps make it a little tame than the orginal version.
also side note for all those who apparently forgoten about our own dear Kate, although its been awhile since i talked to her myself.
girls on this message board get soo much attention :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
I should tell girls i know about this...this thread seamed like the ultimate "damsil in distress" sorta situation...with the valiant guitar-effect builders comming to the rescue...
ok im crazy.
Melanie:
Welcome. You should consider location in your signal chain and how long the chain is when deciding which boost to build. For example, the AMZ Mosfet boost offers among its many virtues very high input impedance--the benefit of which is somewhat lost after a bunch of other (non-true-bypass) pedals. Likewise the Micro-amp. Both of those will create an apparent boost of the high end if placed first in your chain because their high input impedance eliminates the effects of loading on the guitar.
Ben
Wouldn't that be a "guitar damsel in distress"? :lol:
Oh, never mind...
Maybe one day my 3-year old little girl will want to build this stuff, too. She wants to see my circuits when I'm building them. It's cute. :)
Stick around, you'll learn a lot here, Melanie.
Welcome Melanie!
Keep at it, this hobby is fun.
My daughter built a distortion pedal for me on breadboard - one of Joe Davisson's pedals!
I love it.
That's cool Aron. How old is she?
yea....and is she seeing anyone?
jk :-D
but its one of those running jokes between me and my friend to hook up with a girl who's better at guitar than we are. Good stuff.
Quotebut its one of those running jokes between me and my friend to hook up with a girl who's better at guitar than we are.
I meet them all the time :oops: . More practice, more practice...
Welcome, Melanie.
A chick axeslinger that wants to BUILD?
Melanie, you must truly be a rare bird indeed!
Help us help you by telling us more about your axe and your amp. Also, if your amp has multiple input channels, do you run your effects chain into the clean or dirty channel? Is the amp tube or solid state? Is your guitar a Strat-style with two or three single-coils or does it have humbuckers? Does your guitar have an on-board preamp? Is your Rat stock, or has it been modified?
As you get more into this, you'll understand why the answers to these questions can be important.
Quote from: Halgirls on this message board get soo much attention :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
They are rare in a forum like ours. That's why all necks suddenly twisted to the left/right :shock: upon seeing her (her post).
I would love to see her holding a power drill on top of a hammond box.
Edit:
Quote from: Torchymelanie...check you pm
Now that's fast for a first post 8) 8)
Quote from: zener
Quote from: TorchyCheck you pm
Now that's fast for a first post 8) 8)
HAHAHAHAHA that took me two reads to understand. I feal like an idiot, but that was mad funny.
Please no one post "age/location ?" ;)
No offense guys but there are other women on this forum that you have either not noticed or don't know about. If I knew how much of a response women would get on this forum I would have posed as one.
QuoteMy daughter built a distortion pedal for me on breadboard - one of Joe Davisson's pedals!
Now that is just cool. :)
Andrea...um I mean Andrew
Quote from: The Tone Godthere are other women on this forum that you have either not noticed or don't know about.
That might be possible but, did those women you know ever post and introduce themselves or they are just lurkers here?
QuoteThat might be possible but,
Yep it only
might be possible that with a general world population that is roughly half female that some posters on this forum could be female but it only
might be possible. ;)
Quotedid those women you know ever post and introduce themselves or they are just lurkers here?
Its not necessary for anyone to introduce themselves on this forum so I don't see the relivence. Some post and some lurk funny enough just like guys. Tone knows no gender !!!
Its still funny to watch. :)
Andrew
Well, I'm under the thought that, for example, a lady is about to join in a forum that's dominated, if not totally by male, something like this forum. Since she knows that the forum, is a male dominated/entirely one, the lady will probably introduce herself as what she is, a lady, because she may want to be referred to, responded to and treated a bit different to the usual man-to-man interaction/discussion. Although there's a common ground which is effects, music etc., men are still not women and both have differences that may require different approaches from each other for interactions to go smooth and pleasing to each other.
Something like:
Girl: Guys, I'm a girl (therefore, I'm like this and this and not like this.... So, be nice and gentle to me)
We: Sure. Welcome. You know, yada yada yada
Admit this:
Girls love receiving attention and we are just so eager to give it to them.
We'll see if melanie would get a short "search the forum" reply for her future posts.
or maybe we scared her off by of shovanistic ways
and i cant spell.
Quote from: zenermen are still not women and both have differences that may require different approaches from each other for interactions to go smooth and pleasing to each other.
:::Cue Barry White music:::
I do understand what your saying. It happens in any typically male dominated techincal field. It doesn't matter to me. IMHO the difference between people in general behavour is greater then the difference between genders although I'm sure someone who is married will point out how wrong that probably is. ;)
I find it entertainning watching "geeks" behaving differently when they think they are communicating with a woman. "Eeek a GIRL! What should we do ? Straighten up our lead dressing ? Clean up our solder joints ? Check our voltage biases ?"
Andrew
Quick!...Remove plastic frame glasses and pocket protector. :roll:
:idea: Time to re-join this board as a girl :!:
QuoteI find it entertainning watching "geeks" behaving differently when they think they are communicating with a woman.
More evidently in personal interactions or at least through a telephone conversation
Quote"Eeek a GIRL! What should we do ? Straighten up our lead dressing ? Clean up our solder joints ? Check our voltage biases ?"
:lol: like when we're kids and the girl next door is passing by :lol: But now, girls often see me as another nerd-y techie guy who's often insensitive to whatever they think/feel
Quote from: JTTime to re-join this board as a girl
"Another chick on the block who wants the news on gain, bias, clipping etc." :?: :?: :?:
Quote from: Paul MarossyThat's cool Aron. How old is she?
She is 10, but was 9 when she built it.
I use it on the gig - a modified Vulcan pedal. It's a little noisy, but so are kids :wink:
Quote"Another chick on the block who wants the news on gain, bias, clipping etc."
Uh no........Just a sure fire way to get the attention of everybody to help with my questions and problems :wink:
theres definetely some sexism going round here...i dont think anyone should be treated differently, but then again, every newcomer deserves a warm welcome, male or female...
i have a female apprentice... she plays guitar and has a pretty extensive pedal collection, and she's very rapidly learning electronics. there are female pedal people out there.
wow, i made a post a couple days ago about someone's blatent sexism... and not much was said... cept me being treated like crap by some schmuck
its sad... i can't help but say im a little offended by the lack of interest in the previous situation, and now this is like a 3 page thread...
zach. vex - is that amanda?
no, amada is my administrative assistant. she handles sales, does all the paperwork, shipping, errands... my apprentice is working directly on the electronics about 50% of the time and the rest is knobbing, footing, testing, qc, and tracking repairs.
Post i was referring to (http://www.diystompboxes.com/sboxforum/viewtopic.php?t=23974&highlight=)
Zachary, 'Knobbing' (though ususally spelt without the k) and 'footing' have slightly different meanings in the Uk :shock: :oops: :wink:
Quote from: Sicwow, i made a post a couple days ago about someone's blatent sexism... and not much was said... cept me being treated like crap by some schmuck
its sad... i can't help but say im a little offended by the lack of interest in the previous situation, and now this is like a 3 page thread...
I took a look at that thread, and you got on a soapbox over nothing. Just a simple statement that meant nothing more than a greeting to a mostly male forum. If you want to interpret that far into someone else's words, you'll probably always be alone in your interest and issue with it. Judging from his initial statement and your response, you'd been waiting to say that a long time, but it was the wrong moment, place, and time .
Before you derail this post, think about it. We're kidding each other a little, but this newbie who happens to be female is getting the same treatment as the any other newcomers. Look through some of the newbie posts of this past year and you'll see. Well thought, well meaning, and well informed advice, but coming from way too many directions! Then some technical advice that goes from beginner to advanced, and the usual links that keeps them busy reading for a week. And alot of them don't post again. Go over alot of the newbie links and you'll see what I mean. I don't mean this to put anyone down (I do it too), it's just what I've observed. I think it may be because of now that the forum has been around awhile, many of the students have become good teachers, and that's good. All the projects suggested are good, as is the advice. I just think we overwhelm some beginners with too many good, but conflicting choices.
Maybe Aron and Peter can pick sub-monitors from a rotating list of volunteers, so newbies get more focused direction when then come here.
So if you read through some of the threads I suggested, you'll see that this newcomer is getting the same as the others, just a little more humor. The only real difference may end up being you attempting to derail this with more misplaced soapboxing.
I've been away from this forum for more than a month and I feel :( that my first posts from hibernation, whether serious or just to go with the flow of humor, would contribute/be involved in a form of discriminatory remarks.
First, I agree that ALL should be treated equally. When I said "different approaches", what I actually trying to say is in the aspect of how a man typically interact with a woman and vice versa, not in the any other aspect that would imply superiority of one over the other.
QuoteI would love to see her holding a power drill on top of a hammond box
This remark could be perceived the other way around but I swear that what I mean is I would love to see her enjoy DIY. I should have been choosy with my words.
All of my succeeding posts could have meant or trigger anything to be discriminatory in one way or another. Shame on me. :oops: :oops: To be honest, I've known by my friends to be a sober, quiet guy who seldom start jokes. I really feel sad that I was involved in all of these.
My apology to everyone. :cry: [/quote]
perhaps you were right saying this might be the wrong place, it saddens me to think your response is what was percieved from my message. I wasn't "waiting" to say that for a while, that was my immediate heart-felt reaction.
I never meant to "derail" or anything like that. That soapbox statement hurts, but you are entitled to your opinion the same as i am. It doesn't matter, im not here to argue.
sorry for the bother, it hurts to see people's feelings toward you in a negative manner when you have respect for that person, but i guess that comes with the territory when you make a statement on a personal level.
Normally i try and keep my opinions to myself because i am very opinionated and have alot of emotion in the direction of my opinion, perhaps i should try harder.
sometimes i hate how impersonal the internet is, speaking someone face to face doesn't leave as much room for misinterpritation...
Well, your response to his statement was quite large, so I assumed that. Sorry if I was wrong. If he had said ladies too, one of the guys probably thought he was insulting them. Some simple statements can never be right if someone is offended too easily or misinterprets what you say. Maybe counting to 10 before you reply would be the best course. I also hate the net, communication, wise. I'm a real straight-to-the-point type in person, so I have to stop before I type, so it comes out at a more diplomatic level. That should have read "opinion", not soapboxing. I wasn't trying to be negative, just objective.
It's a valid concern of yours, and would make an interesting thread on it's own. You could link to the threads you wanted to use as a point. I'm suprised you didn't do this on the TS clone thread.
Of course, while we were typing there was one comment that wasn't horrible, but could have been skipped. Sometimes a thread gets a little OT or off color, then straightens back out. Usually, when someone objects, gets offended, or misunderstood, the post usually slides downhill from there. I guess we both killed the forward momentum on this one.
Quote from: gezZachary, 'Knobbing' (though ususally spelt without the k) and 'footing' have slightly different meanings in the Uk :shock: :oops: :wink:
whatever they mean over there, in my lab they mean putting the knobs and feet on the effects. 8^)
Holy crap! SLOW DOWN!!!
I only get to log on to the net on a ultra slow 56k connection with a prehistoric computer once a day, If I'm lucky!
Looks like this thread has turned into quite a disscussion/debate.
Quotegirls on this message board get soo much attention
I agree, maybe I should have registered as Mike?
QuoteI find it entertainning watching "geeks" behaving differently when they think they are communicating with a woman. "Eeek a GIRL! What should we do ? Straighten up our lead dressing ? Clean up our solder joints ? Check our voltage biases ?"
Andrew
Ha! This is geek humour yes??
Well I have much to research as I get a grip on all these new terms.
Most info I've found is available to those who search so I will try not to post unless I get horribly confused.
Thanks Everyone
Hopefully In a week I will be stomping on my first project.
(weather it works or not!)
See ya's
Welcome Melanie:
Don't worry, they'll calm down eventually.
I've always wondered why more people of the female gender aren't interested in guitar. I think it goes back to parents pushing piano lessons on girls, but sort of looking down on guitar as some sort of traditionally male instrument, which is just plain silly. My 9 year old daughter is taking piano, but she wanted too, and has no interest in guitar whatsoever,....sigh. My son plays guitar, and has since he was 7 or so. He's now 13 & pretty darn good. I haven't pushed either instrument on either kid, cause that would take the fun out of it IMO.
Good luck, and above all, have fun.
Ricky Don Vance
oh mannn I expected to laugh when i read the new posts here, but this thread got semi-serious. Party poopers :-D
Relax Hal, the thread survived just fine. Could have been worse. Mike Fuller could have posted one of his famous pedal comments. :shock:
or someone coulda asked for a ZVex schematic, and we could have gotten into another ethics discussion...
I guess you're right.
Melanie: Welcome. This forum can be as intertaining as a soap opera and informative as the discovery channel. Take and give what ya can and enjoy. :P
WoW! I don't seem to remember men scattering like %^&* roaches when the light is turned on just because there is a woman in the house. :lol: This is laughable.
My wife got me started building pedals. She was building them and electronic stuff before me in 1994-1995. Graduated as a EE and has always been an excellent drummer. I taught her to play guitar, and now she knows more chords than I do. :cry: THat and she is a better shot than I am with hand guns
Anyway Melanie K even though you have some experience building circuits, I would go for the easy build first. It's a good way to build your confidence and learn at the same time. Plus, if you run into a snag, it will be a little easier for you to diagnose. An NPN boost (which is documented extensively here) is the most realistic to go with. Other than that one I would say an LPB1. Either one will have plenty of boost and by changing the input and output caps you can change the tone easily.
Melanie,
Don't worry about this - hey guys, cool it! :D
You will be treated like everyone else here.
------------- PLEASE READ THE FAQ ------------------ :lol:
Seriously, check out the FAQ links above and the FAQ forum.
Please keep us informed of your progress.
Thanks!
Aron
And the storm subsides...
Quote from: Melanie KWhat a lovely group of hands on musicians you are
You've just seen it. :lol:
I'm still a bit amused with how thread this went through. 4 pages and 1200+ views in less than 3 days. Pretty fast considering the fact that this ain't a "post your pic of ..." or "what's your favorite..." or "new at ROG..." threads. :roll:
Quote from: zener
I'm still a bit amused with how thread this went through. 4 pages and 1200+ views in less than 3 days. Pretty fast considering the fact that this ain't a "post your pic of ..." or "what's your favorite..." or "new at ROG..." threads. :roll:
True...but did you notice that the "post a pic of yourself" thread revived right after Melanie posted?
Quote from: zachary vexno, amada is my administrative assistant. she handles sales, does all the paperwork, shipping, errands... my apprentice is working directly on the electronics about 50% of the time and the rest is knobbing, footing, testing, qc, and tracking repairs.
hmmm AMADA... sorry lost my self for a minute :D . btw zack she is really nice on the phone too very professional without being cold like a lot of people who answer phones are. two thumbs up on excellent service.
I agree that it is interesting that this thread got so much attention.
And the post a pic of yourself thread was suddenly resurected.
Hmmm.
Melanie, I don't think this is a coincidence.
-Joe Hart
Quote from: zachary vex...there are female pedal people out there.
like FRAN.... (-TONE)....
Quote from: Fret Wiredid you notice that the "post a pic of yourself" thread revived right after Melanie posted?
Hmm... :roll: you're right 8)
Aron's Stompbox Forum's "thread conspiracy", huh? :lol:
For the record, I'm not at all worried or offended in any way, just overwhelmed by the 4 pages of replies when I half expected to be ignored as I checked back in on my thread.
This is a good thing!!!
You guys are very funny geeks in indeed (no offence :wink: )
and have made me feel very welcome and have inspired me to try this out when I hadn't quite convinced myself if it was a good idea, so, a big thanks to all of you.
Now I'm off to get busy,
see you crazy bunch soon.
Mel
bye!
Quote from: zachary vexbye!
LOLOL for some reason that made me laugh really hard. I guess I was expecting something else there....
I'm really glad that this forum has people that are able to have a heated conversation and still maintaiin a respectful outlook towards one another. Thanks fretwire, much respect my friend =D
Melanie, sorry i cause such commotion =p But we are very happy to have you here, i remembered when someone responded to my first post as i was eagerly hitting refresh, it makes you feel good.
:wink:
-Sic
You're Welcome. We provided everbody a much needed distraction from their new found testosterone release :wink:
Quote from: Melanie K
You guys are very funny geeks in indeed (no offence :wink: )
Mel
Ok...she's gone....Quick! Put your plastic glasses and pocket protectors back on! :roll:
Quote from: Fret WireQuote from: Melanie K
You guys are very funny geeks in indeed (no offence :wink: )
Mel
Ok...she's gone....Quick! Put your plastic glasses and pocket protectors back on! :roll:
Dang! Now what did I do with my slide rule? Oh, yeah! I sold it on E-Bay!
QuoteNow what did I do with my slide rule? Oh, yeah! I sold it on E-Bay!
I just bought one at a garage sale! Mostly out of interest... only just learning how to use one. But hey, for $4AUS I figured it'd be worth it!
I'm glad she used the word geek rather than nerd. There's a distinct difference there, I much prefer being known as a geek. Geeks are way hipper than nerds.
AND NOW (going back to the original purpose of the thread)...which pedal did you decide to build?
Phillip
Quote from: niftydogGeeks are way hipper than nerds.
Hmmm. Geek eh? Ah to hell with it, being a geek is way cooler than being 'popular'. I'm actually doing something with my life instead of worrying about my social status at school.
You know what's a sad thing? You have people in this world (near where I live :P ) who do everything for social status, even when they're in their sixties and have kids and everything... It's all so...
fake! While all the geeks are becoming succesful professors and engineers, lol :lol: Oh and tone gods too. No offence Mr. The Tone God :mrgreen:
Hey Ben,i saw your last name for the first time,you aren`t by any chance Martin Allen`s son are you?
Greetings,Ed
No, my dad's name is Rod :mrgreen: Sorry Ed :D
....And the Geek shall inherit the Earth....or something like that. :roll:
I don`t know if it is a pity.Martin Allen had a great band in the late 70`s/early 80`s called the Sunny Jim Band.Last time i heard from him he was living in Amsterdam but i guess that must have been 15 years or so ago.
Ed